#...what this needs......are some brackets

[hotvintagepoll]

Welcome to the HOT AND VINTAGE MOVIE STARS poll blog!

The Scrungly Little Guys (gender neutral) Contest will start THIS THURSDAY, September 26th. All contestants have now been processed and are ready to scrungle it up for your enjoyment. Reminder that this contest enshrines the weird, the off-putting, the comic, the character actor, and the strange cinema legend. If you need a reminder of what scrungle means, this picture is the golden standard.

All polls—including ongoing polls, previous rounds, old tournaments, the various shadow brackets, the Dracula Daily polls, and fun mini polls—can be found in the #hotvintagepoll tag. I am working on a more complete tagging system so people just here for the polls can navigate the blog more easily, but that's still in the works.

FAQs:

“Define scrungly?” For the purposes of this tournament, a contestant must noticeably present in some way as at least one of these: odd, bizarre, off-putting, disheveled, creeping, feral, small, filthy, silly, funny, kooky, comical, exhausted, or just plain strange. This contest presents a wide array of scrungly appeal, so not every contestant will hit every single one of these (but should, ideally, be a few of them). Scrungles were chosen based on how convincing their submitted propaganda was. This contest is all about oddball character actors, creeping henchmen, comic relief sidekicks—the side characters who never get the credit they deserve in proper rundowns of famous old movie actors.

"How do I decide who to vote for?" Vote on whoever seems scrungliest to you. Do not vote for someone based on hotness alone. The video propaganda, included under the cut, is highly encouraged for showcasing scrungles.

"Is this just like the hotness tournaments?" No. This contest is sillier.

"Hey! Some of these guys sucked and they shouldn't be here!" Yes, some of these guys sucked. I agree with you. For reasons I've gone into before, I don't exclude anyone from the contest for moral reasons, even if I personally think they were garbage. I do this because I cannot responsibly research and vet every competitor's background and legacy, and I'm not comfortable being the moral barometer for everyone, even in cases where I think it's really obvious. You are welcome to vote against people for moral reasons, but as mod I don’t post or boost negative propaganda about anyone.

If I see repetitive, trolling, or bigoted remarks in the comments, I will block you from this bracket. If you want to point out a competitor’s problematic aspects in the replies, that’s fine, but if I see bad-faith trolling, you will be blocked. I will also block if you start harassing other people voting on the polls. If you really hate that someone is winning, please post positive propaganda for their opponent instead.

I welcome additional propaganda for the scrungly little guys in reblogs or asks. I boost the best propaganda I see and try to boost equally for everyone. I don't accept propaganda that’s post-1970 or from non-film appearances. When sending your propaganda, please don't send me too many pics or videos at once (I max out at about four per ask.)

The views expressed in the propaganda are not my own. I don’t alter submissions beyond fixing obvious spelling mistakes. I do choose the poll pics, purposely trying to pick the silliest ones possible for this contest; if you think I could do even sillier, send me one I can use instead. If you think a contestant needs more propaganda, send me an ask with some and let me know if you'd like it added to the poll post if they make it to the next round.

“Who won the major hottie tournaments?” Eartha Kitt and Toshiro Mifune are the reigning hotness champions. They are both living it up by the pool in the sunshine, as far from the shadow realm as possible.

“The....the shadow realm?” All hotties who fail to continue in a hotness tournament are sent to the shadow realm, far below the crust of the earth where the sun never shines, a dark and dismal and gloomy place. (Boris Karloff keeps making everyone try his brandy-based guacamole.)

“Was [this famous person] submitted to any of the tournaments?” Try a tag search for them (ie, [#famous person name] in my search bar). If you still haven’t found your hottie, they either did not fit the criteria of working in movies from 1910-1970, weren't convincingly scrungly in their submission, or were not submitted at all.

“My FAQ isn’t on here :(” send me an ask! I love hearing from you guys—just please check these basics first.

Thank you for being here! Enjoy the polls.

Tournament schedule post-hiatus:

Ongoing: Dracula Daily casting polls

Starting September 26th: Scrungly Little Guys contest (gender neutral)

After that: Ultimate Hottie Tournament (top brackets of the hot men & hot women competing together)

TBD: Hottest On-Screen Couples (Astaire and Rogers, Bogie and Bacall, etc)

TBD: Horror Hotties (Frankensteins, Draculas, Brides, etc.)

TBD: Dandy Detectives (Marples, Sherlocks, Nancy Drews, etc.)

fun mini polls that pit sets of characters from the same movie together, like the Philadelphia Story or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ones (these can be found in the #minis tag)

[interdimensionalhellscapeportal]

Obviously this sketch is from an AU where he grew up with regular dental care and also the ability to smile without Vibes of Impending Doom

[transsexual-dandelions]

Besides the intense drinking culture of both the Gallaghers and the general south side, the addiction gene from his parents you can never escape. A major, the near sole contributing factor of lips alcoholism is from college. He is almost entirely isolated. He is a first generation college student (high school was easy, it was nothing. He’s never done this before.) He’s from a “low income family”. Everyone else grew up “comfortably” (read: rich). He doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t have a way to connect, it’s near impossible when you’re different, you have these fundamentally different backgrounds and childhood experiences. But parties? Drinking? That’s what he can do, what everyone can do. And so he does. And then he just doesn’t stop. Why would he? It’s normal, it’s comfortable, it’s connecting, everyone loves a good party, that he can do. It feels like the only thing he knows.

[discjude]

Hi prequel community. If I said that I think the reason why there were only two prequels compared to the three that the other parts of the series got (3 TSY books and 3 TCY books) AND the reasons why Rhian's eye colour changes miraculously from Rise to Fall from green to blue (I think he's described as having green eyes in Rise? someone might have to correlate me on that) is because in Rise he's supposed to parallel TSY Sophie (green eyes, doubtfully good, multiple boyfriends) and then in Fall he's supposed to parallel Japeth (blue eyes, fratricidal, insane, gets cool one liners) how would you react to that

[britneyshakespeare]

i need to not take tumblr polls too seriously bc this is the same website that voted 2/3rds in a poll that the monkees would beat the beatles in a fight. ppl here don't have a grasp on reality or historical accuracy

[nostalgia-tblr]

What I enjoy about this scene is that the Warriors 3 4 think Loki is up to no good, and he is, but he's not up to the specific no good they at first assumed. You and I in the audience know Odin really did just fall asleep to avoid resolving the plot too soon but they don't, and then Loki gives them the most insincere-sounding explanation possible (it has to be deliberate, he's far better at lying in other scenes) and then Sif is clearly planning something after that (and she can lie more convincingly too!) and basically I find this whole thing hilarious. These people don't even like each other enough to pretend that they're not planning to fuck things up for each other somehow.

[cloning-vat-mistake]

Quick engagement test for something me and a couple of friends are throwing around:

If I made some sort of Google form/poll/something else(?) to ask folks about what their fav yog ships are, would people be interested?

I'm mostly intrigued by seeing the data for what some of the the most popular ships in the fandom are, and also why if folks wanna share.

The form will most likely ask for your top 3 ships, and have an optional place to put in why you like them! (This way people can add some smaller ships they really like as well as bigger ones that may be more popular)

[professionaljester]

love being 25 and not knowing how to socialize bc i’m autistic and off putting and cringe so no one wanted to talk to me/wanted to be my friend growing up so now i’m an adult with very few friends or ppl i talk to on a regular basis bc i never learned how to socialize or text properly bc no one taught me how

[companion-showdown]

Option 1 was suggested by @intodarknes

Option 2 was suggested by anonymous

The generic line up will be changed to include companions who have been specifically requested (their may be other changes depending on the tournament, for example option 1 would be a whole new line up, or including robots who don't wear clothes wouldn't make sense in a tournament judging fashion)

Lucie Miller will replace Josie Day (requested by @thenugking)

Hex Schofield will replace Sabalom Glitz (requested by @thenugking)

Alison Cheney will replace Kate Stewart (requested by anonyomous)

If you want to suggest a companion you'd like to join the general line up or just the line up to a specific tournament, either leave it in the notes of this post (or any really, but for the purposes of me being able fo find it easily it'd be nice if you left it here), or send me an ask. This includes anyone who I've swapped out, who you think should stay. I'm especially interested in almost / could have been companions, theres so many I'm sure I'll miss your favourite whenever we eventually get round to that tournament

If you'd like to suggest a tournament then similarly

You can find all suggested tournaments, my ideas, and requested companions under the tag #future tournament ideas

[xannerz]

i'm gonna reinforce my 2x2 kallax first but i have a hankering to get a betta in my room. i'd prefer a 3g not to fuck w/ weight limits (site claims to go up to 55lb on top) but i'm gonna try to swing a 5g if possible b/c i also prefer it for the lil guy. arguably unpopular opinion but i think that - depending on the betta - a 3gal isn't ideal but can be sufficient enough to maintain a good quality of life for the fish as long as you keep an eye on the parameters etc.

idk. like considering less and less people can afford spacious living spaces that can accommodate bigger tanks, if a heated & filtered 3-4g is easier to find and set up, then that's 1 less betta languishing in a dirty cup somewhere. at a certain point you gotta take your Ws where you can, esp since bettas are already subjected to terrible living conditions all the time w/ people surprised that they died so fast.

anyway i got some neons for the 29gal and i forgot how silly these fish are. so anxious. same. i love them.

[hottestsdmonsterpoll]

HOTTEST MONSTER POLL ROUND 3

And round 3 is underway!! Polls should go up tomorrow but the actual time depends cause my schedule is weird lmao

A quick reminder/clarification on rules before the contender list!!

Propaganda is allowed and appreciated!! But keep it civil and reasonably non-explicit!!

The main point of hotness we're examining here is the monster design itself, but a holistic hotness view is an honorable habit!! So the person under the suit can be a good factor in the hotness ranking, as can the VA, but its also not that serious so make the choice thats in your heart lmao

this isnt so much a rule but remember the redemption round? thats gonna take place after round 4 and will have 10 total contenders, 5 of whom barely lost and 5 of which were swept so bad i was worried it was the seeding's fault. the winners of each of the groups will then go head to head and the winner of that goes to the semi-finals

Now that thats out of the way!! This round of Match-ups

Dead Justice v Crystal

Amy the Siren V Arachne

Vanna Pira v Ben Ravencroft

Phantom Virus v Captain Cutler

Goblin King v Charlie the Haunted Robot

Dracula's Wife v Phantom (MI)

Fiend v Skeleton Band

Screama Donna v Cliff Bride

Diabolical Disc Demon v Queen Morbidia

Morgan Le Fay v Fish Creature

Links are added and all the matches are tagged #"Round 3"

[puppys-rhythm-heaven]

i love the rhythm heaven fandom but also i am still deeply upset about the fact that in the rhythm heaven game polls i did lockstep beat dj school. it was so close and i was so sure dj school was going to win but lockstep won. 😔 i hate all of you /j /lh.

[cwritesfiction]

Passed 10k on It’s In The Cards 🥳

[hella1975]

i got a bonus + raise and ive only been working like 3 months im soso excited sorry i just wanted to tell someone

AH THAT'S SO EXCITING! im so happy for you bestie <3

[safyresky]

Some fun, unsolicited writing advice below the cut:

ok so one of the things I've been doing lately when idk what to write/when something sounds wrong is like, for example, a sentence feels like it's missing something? I make a lil break and add notes in brackets:

[Image ID: A snip of a section of Crystal Springs reading: "I enjoyed it," Jacqueline replied. [some flowery line about silence and such before...] "UGH," Jacqueline groaned, turning on her heel. "We've tried EVERYTHING,"she said, thrusting her hands out below her, pacing back and forth. End Image ID].

And keep going! And then later when I finish the chapter and read back, that turns into:

[Image ID: the same snip from Crystal Springs, now reading: “I enjoyed it,” Jacqueline replied. The wind blew, groaning loudly as the two sprites stared at the Dome. Hems were ruffled; snowy tresses blown back gently. The silence stretched between them. “UGH,” Jacqueline finally shouted, breaking the silence and turning on her heel. “We’ve tried EVERYTHING,” she continued, thrusting her hands out below her, pacing back and forth. End ID].

I may still edit a bit, but like. I love the square brackets trick man. It fucking WORKS

[pebblezone]

I think causing problems and being irritating is a great pastime